Stéphanie Chuat
- Director
- Writer
- Actress
Stéphanie Chuat speaks French (mother language), English, German and Italian. She works as a "twin-engine" with Véronique Reymond. Both actresses, they have known each other since their childhood. They have performed in numerous theatrical productions and created many shows as a stage duo as well.
Their award-winning debut film LA PETITE CHAMBRE (THE LITTLE BEDROOM) premiered in competition at the 2010 Locarno Film Festival. It was the Swiss Entry at the Academy Award 2011 and won Best Fiction Film and Best Screenplay at the Swiss Film Award 2011.
Their next feature MY LITTLE SISTER (SCHWESTERLEIN), starring Nina Hoss (TÁR), Lars Eidinger and Marthe Keller premiered in International Competition at the Berlinale 2020. The film was nominated as Best Motion Picture (International Film) at the Satellite Awards 2021. It won a bunch of awards in festivals, including five Quartz at the Swiss Film Award 2021. My Little Sister was also the Swiss Entry for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Award 2021.
Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond have explored the documentary field by directing three documentaries, among them LES DAMES (LADIES). Their movie premiered at Visions du Réel Film Festival and was selected by a number of festivals. It was nominated for Best Documentary at the Swiss Film Award 2019.
They also wrote and directed A LIVRE OUVERT (OPEN BOOK), a TV series broadcast on Swiss and French Television. This successful experience led them to write a new TV show, TOXIC, coproduced by Gaumont-France and RTS-Switzerland.
In 2023, Chuat & Reymond are the lead directors of TRANSATLANTIC, Anna Winger's (Unorthodox) upcoming Netflix show, starring Cory Michael Smith, Gillian Jacobs, Lucas Englander, Corey Stoll and Grégory Montel. The series will premiere on Netflix on April 7th 2023.